Another a old picture out of my archive, this picture is taken in it forest from Ryckevelde, on 4 mile of Bruges.

I wish everyone a very nice weekend.

A forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria.
These plant communities cover approximately 9.4% of the Earth's surface (or 30% of total land area) and function as habitats for organisms, hydrologic flow modulators, and soil conservers, constituting one of the most important aspects of the Earth's biosphere. Historically, "forest" meant an uncultivated area legally set aside for hunting by feudal nobility, and these hunting forests were not necessarily wooded much if at all.
However, as hunting forests did often include considerable areas of woodland, the word forest eventually came to mean wooded land more generally. A woodland is ecologically distinct from a forest

Hello John ,
With a simple forestal landscape , you make a great picture . Wonderful contrasts , between the red carpet of leaves , and the nice green and yellow branches . The light is perfectly captured .
Bravo
Denis

Hallo John!
A masterpiece - your photo and this near to nature place as well! Perhaps the colours are a bit too saturated but the light you caught here is gorgeous, as the scenery is. This alley seems to lead the eyes to infinity - nearly a 3D-effect.
Greetings from wet and cool Westphalia! Have a nice Sunday!
Frank

It is always such pleasure to vistit your gallery. You always find that you have posted a new excellent picture. This one is really beutiful. You make good very good use of the backlight and colours. For me it is a bit fascinating with all these yellow leaves on the ground and still very green leaves on the trees. I would be very interested what trees it is. I guess it is a beech forest but I am not sure. TFS and have nice weekend!

Hi John,
Few words to comment on this photo, I like its great simplicity, its impressive autumn color, and its luminosity. It inspires a great feeling of peace and calmness.
It is very beautiful.
Best regards,
Josep

It is amazing the amount of dead leaves on the ground. It makes a perfect red carpet which seams to be undisturbed by any human being. Of course, you were there but even thou it is beautifully preserved. The different colour stages on the trees are an excellent representation of the season and make the upper half of the picture extremely attractive. Well done.
Antonio

Good morning John,
At first I checked the date taken because I want to take a composition like this one (maybe not as beautiful as yours :D)and this means that I should wait till the end of October.
Your POV is superb due to a junction where two paths meet.And of course the vivid autumn colours are fantastic.
Have a nice Sunday,
Zeynep

Hello John!
What mostly impresses me in this one are the beautiful pattern of colors you have achieved, full of excellent textures and filled up with extremely soft and beautiful light!
As usual, a great job!
I really like it!
TFS - Congratulations!
Warmest regards,
Neyvan

Hello John,
For an autumnal image, it is a very luminous image which makes more beautiful the colors of this very beautiful season. Pretty framing invites to strolls. A work of quality.
Have a nice sunday
Cordially
Joël

The point of view leads our eyes along the path to infinity giging perspective to the photo. The trees are a natural frame to the path. the filtered light brings out the colors of the fallen leaves and of the trees and is civing a good contrast to them. Have a nice sunday.

John, very nicely captured, the initial impression is that the sky doesn't burn through which is fantastic. The color and the detail are really super and the yellow leaves seem to be lighted. Great capture.

Hi John,
great work! The colros are simply stunning and that path on the right side of the image creates a good depth. Great work, I really hope the weather will soon get better here and I can get out and try to also take a shot like this.

Hello John,
Thank you for such a beautiful forest with it's intersity of colours! so wonderful with it's lighting as well!
always in the best exposure and focus image with great sharpness, good colour and details
my compliment always
take good care and my sincere regards to you and family from NZ
tony

Hi John,
Lovely peek into these beautiful autumn woods that are seen in brilliant light that brings out the seasonal colors with the yellow and green contrasting wonderfully with the carpet of red leafs.
Fine detpth and beautifully balanced colors to this fine landscape.
Regards, Tom

Hello John,
Beautiful color of red, green and yellow. It's a little mysterious for me to see this forest for the first time, why ground is red though the leaves of trees are green. Anyway, the management of light in the difficult situation is excellent indeed.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

Olá John, another great picture of yours. Marvellous forest vision that evoques the fairy tales. And nice attractive perspective that invites one to follow it. The combination of red/green is very beautiful. Congrats.
warm regards,
ricardo

Dag John,
warm colours in green and brown, depth by the view through the trees at the right, good light and nice brightness, autumn as we hope it should be (sometimes). I wait for more by the title :-)
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Hello John.
It is coming on Spring here in Australia, but still wonderful to see these warm autumn tones. Your photo seems very simple, but the careful composition has made a 'V' shape in the foreground with the trees, and the path on the right has incredible depth. Beautiful layers of autumn colour with the light falling so nicely through the green leaves in the middle.
Regards,
Andrew

This is a good depiction of autumn, with he ground covered with leaves!
And I notice how well you make use of the backlight, and the composition is balanced with a fine lead-in...Very attractive colours, optimistic in spite of the season!

what a lovely shot of the wood. I can smell the freshness. You found a very good point which gives us an attractive perspective of the pathway. Exposure and light management are superb. Very well done!
Regards,
Carlos

Hi John. You have made very good calculation in getting this image framed. The metering and composition is perfect. The fallen leaves contrasting well with those on the trees. The path is well managed for depth and the light cutting across the frame is amazing. Well done and I like it. Regards. Jusni

Hi John,
This seems a recurring subject in your gallery, but it is so wonderful and achieved that it can never be boring. It's the ultimate dreamy image of Autumn, awesome colours, light and compo!
Regards, José.

Hi John,
The autumn colors, the blend of the green, yellow and red look absolutely wonderful. Very nice sense of depth with the alley on the right and wonderful sharpness.
I wish you an excellent weekend. Best regards. Salvator.

Hi dear John
This autumn's picture is really lovely. Great contrast between the red and green colours. Excellent POV and frame
In Portugal, we don't have this type of landscape yet
Have a nice weekend
Aires

Dag John
I always admire your very good use of the backlight and colours. Fascinating to see those dead leaves contrasting with the green leaves still on the trees. Love the use of twin perspective as the paths divide from the focal point. Excellent!
Best Regards
Angshu

You've got quite a lovely gallery, and I didn't know where to start, but this one looked as good as any. :) This is a great forest shot. I've always found them hard to pull off due to the high dynamic range inherent in shooting a clump of trees with light behind them. You handled it quite nicely here, although the trees in the distance are a bit overexposed. I like the use of the path. It leads the eye along without blatantly doing so. Very nice.

Good evening sir good friend.
Autumn in the beautiful woods ...
Sum lungs of the country and people, great moment and autumn colors, leaves us with a path leading into the depth of the sum, a great theme and perspective.
Excellent work and photographs.
Here is a nice stroll and sredjivati think in peace and quiet beautiful autumn time.
A pleasant evening, a night passes peacefully and the new day bring joy and success in life and work, wants you Paja.

Hello John,
picturesque the view of the interior of the forest with the leafs to are spread on the ground creating this suberb carpet.I like the excellent coaxist of the three basic colours as the eye catching of the image.

Hello, dear John,
Glad to see your archive old photos. I think this is excellent example of minimalism in photgraphy. Very simple and very nice photo, perfect sharpness and oustanding colors and hues. And as always, just fantastic reaction...
Best wishes from autumn Russian town!
Serghei

Hello John,
this is a beautiful autumnal picture, an iconic image. The view of the forest is neat, dynamic and inviting. Having immersed in the colours and atmosphere of autumn, it's great to discover the endless path on the right. The filtred light, the colours and the atmosphere have been rendered superbly. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely evening,
Ourania